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Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-03 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-03

Reminder-SMM Part 3

Special Membership Meeting Part 3 - December 7, 2022

Dear Members,

We held part 2 of our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) in October.
Due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to December 7, 2022, per a motion on the floor. The motion further stated that we would submit the amendments made to this point to CUPE National for approval. Since then we were advised by CUPE National that we are to submit all amendments together.

This SMM will be a continuation of SMM part 2, and is specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws that have not yet been presented and voted on.

As a Reminder:
Special Membership Meetings differ from General Membership Meetings in that “no business shall be transacted at the Special Membership Meeting other than that for which the meeting is called, and notice is given.” More information on Special Membership Meetings can be found in Section 5b of the CUPE 4070 Bylaws.

Previously, a bylaw amendment was facilitated by providing the Membership with a package and voting period. Upon further review of the bylaws, the Union Executive has determined that this process was not as it was written or intended in the bylaws. Which lead us to these SMMs and the by-law amendments proposed so that this can be an option if approved.

SECTION 17 - BYLAWS

(b) Amendments

These bylaws can only be amended if:

(i) the amendment does not conflict with the CUPE Constitution;

(ii) the amendment is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting at a General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose; and

(iii) notice of the intention to propose the amendment was given at least seven (7) days before at a previous membership meeting or sixty (60) days before in writing.

SMM Part 3 Info:
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card and completed the membership process as outlined in By-Laws section 3) are asked to register for our Teams meeting using this link:

Meeting Sign-up

The SMM will take place on December 7, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*

Meeting Agenda

Bylaw Amendments

Bylaw Amendments FAQs

We look forward to seeing you there!

Rules of Order:
Official meetings of the Union are conducted using Rules of Order as outlined in the Local Bylaws. Rules of Order allow meetings to proceed efficiently.

When the Chairperson rules a member out of order it's a result of not being compliant with the Rules of Order such as speaking out of turn, or not speaking to the motion on the floor.
Please refer to Appendix C for full reference.

A few key rules to note are:
5) A motion must be moved and seconded. The mover and seconder must rise and be recognized by the Chairperson.

13) The Chairperson will keep a speakers list and, in all cases, will determine the order of speakers including those circumstances where two or more members rise to speak at the same time.

(14) A member, while speaking, will speak only to the issue under debate. Members shall not personally attack other members. Members will refrain from using language that is offensive or in poor taste. Members will generally not speak in a manner that reflects poorly on the Local Union or other members.

(27) The Local Union’s business and the proceedings of meetings are not to be divulged to any persons outside the Local Union, or the Canadian Union of Public Employees

Other Information:
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.

If you experienced difficulties accessing the last SMM please email communications@cupe4070.ca with what the error was, if you were able to fix it, how the error was fixed. We are hoping to eliminate these errors in the future.

If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore

Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-01 Calvin Gautschi 2022-12-01

Elections 2022: Round #2 Election Results

Dear Members,

Round #2 of voting has ended. Please see the results below:

ROUND #2 – ELECTION RESULTS:

1 X WestJet YYC Base Vice-President
Brandy Whitby 296 (52.4%) - ELECTED
Tyson Conrod 143 (25.3%)
Meghan Gulliver 77 (13.6%)
Chantal Weeks 49 (8.7%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 565 (51.3%)

1 X WestJet YYZ Base Vice-President
Bryan Hansraj 235 (55.6%) - ELECTED
Rose Streete 188 (44.4%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 423 (48.6%)

1 X WestJet YYZ Hotel and Transportation Committee
Ryan Jones 211 (49.9%) - ELECTED
Marco Lot 101 (23.9%)
David Hohl 78 (18.4%)
Sonia Ouellette 19 (4.5%)
Nika Porter 14 (3.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 423 (48.6%)

ROUND#2 - ACCLAIMED POSITIONS- ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:

1 X WestJet YYC Scheduling Review Committee
Meghan Gulliver

2 X WestJet YYC Union Steward
Brandy Whitby
Tyson Conrod

1 X WestJet YYC Health and Safety Committee
Chantal Weeks

ROUND #3 – ELECTION REQUIRED:

1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee

Congratulations to those elected and acclaimed in Round #2 of Elections 2022. Round #3 voting package will be released shortly.

In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-30 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-30

Elections 2022:Round #2 Election Results

Elections 2022: Round #2 Election Results

Dear Members,

Round #2 of voting has ended. Please see the results below:

ROUND #2 – ELECTION RESULTS:

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-30 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-30

Elections 2022-Round #3 Voting Package

Elections 2022 - Round #3 Voting Package

Dear Members,

Below you will find the information for round #3 of voting.

Voting required a stagger due to Members appearing on multiple ballots.

ROUND #1 – ELECTION REQUIRED:

1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee
Brandy Whitby – READ MORE
Meghan Gulliver – READ MORE

Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.

Your secure voting link will arrive via email from: vote@simplyvoting.com.

If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.

If you are still unable to locate this link, please email
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070
vote@cupe4070.ca

Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.

Third Round Election Start:
December 2, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
Third Round Election End:
December 8, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET

Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member and CUPE 4070 Trustee 2 Year. This is a change from a previous communication.

In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-23 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-23

Elections 2022-Round #2 Voting Package & Update

Elections 2022 - Round #2 Voting Package and Update

Dear Members,

Below you will find the information for round #2 of voting, followed by the acclaimed positions that do not require a vote.

Voting requires a stagger due to Members appearing on multiple ballots. Voting will continue in further rounds until complete (3 rounds). A list of positions in round #3 voting is included below.

Member names and resume/bio's will be released when voting packages are released.

ROUND #2 – ELECTION REQUIRED:

1 X WestJet YYC Base Vice-President
Brandy Whitby – READ MORE
Chantal Weeks – READ MORE
Meghan Gulliver – READ MORE
Tyson Conrod – READ MORE

1 X WestJet YYZ Base Vice-President
Bryan Hansraj – READ MORE
Rose Streete – READ MORE

1 X WestJet YYZ Hotel and Transportation Committee
David Hohl – READ MORE
Marco Lot – READ MORE
Nika Porter
Ryan Jones – READ MORE
Sonia Ouellette – READ MORE

ROUND #2 ACCLAIMED POSITONS – ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:

1 X WestJet YYZ Scheduling Review Committee
David Hohl – READ MORE

ROUND #3 – ELECTION REQUIRED OR POSSIBLE:

1 X WestJet Return to Work and Accommodation Committee

1 X WestJet YYC Scheduling Review Committee

Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.

NOTE: Some votes are open to all Members, others are unit specific or unit and base specific.

If you wish to participate in elections and have not signed a card, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website at least 24 hours before voting ends for processing. SIGN A CARD HERE

Your secure voting link will arrive via email from: vote@simplyvoting.com.

If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.

If you are still unable to locate this link, please email Calvin Gautschi, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070, at: vote@cupe4070.ca.

Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.

Second Round Election Start:
November 25, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
Second Round Election End:
December 1, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET

Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member and CUPE 4070 Trustee 2 Year. This is a change from a previous communication.

In Solidarity,
Calvin Gautschi
Recording Secretary & Returning Officer
CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-22 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-22

Elections 2022:Round #1 Election Results

Elections 2022: Round #1 Election Results

Dear Members,

Round #1 of voting has ended. Please see the results below:

ROUND #1 – ELECTION RESULTS:

X1 CUPE 4070 President
Alia Hussain 597 (43.2%) - ELECTED
Brandy Whitby 296 (21.4%)
Rose Streete 265 (19.2%)
Tyson Conrod 207 (15.0%)
Nika Porter 18 (1.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 1383

X1 CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary
Calvin Gautschi 770 (55.7%) - ELECTED
Marco Di Virgilio 613 (44.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 1383

X1 WestJet YVR Hotel and Transportation Committee
Tyler Thomas 189 (74.7%) - ELECTED
Niretpal (Nicky) Aujla 64 (25.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 253

X1 WestJet YYC Hotel and Transportation Committee
Douglas Rotchell 342 (63.7%) - ELECTED
Joshua Loza 65 (12.1%)
Jaime Hernandez 57 (10.6%)
Christian Hidalgo 43 (8.0%)
Shae-Lynn Degelman 30 (5.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 537

X1 WestJet YYZ Communications Committee
Minh Ly – Acclaimed to position
Rebecca Sarasin – Rescinded nomination

X2 WestJet YYZ Health and Safety Committee
Mark Rose 232 (42.5%) - ELECTED
Dionne Klassen 187 (34.2%) - ELECTED
Christina Bucholtz 83 (15.2%)
Sonia Ouellette 44 (8.1%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 372

X1 WestJet Encore Hotel and Transportation Committee
Colleen Tracey 43 (55.8%) - ELECTED
Kendra Thibault 34 (44.2%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 77

X2 WestJet Encore YYC Health and Safety Committee
Colleen Tracey 28 (35.4%) - ELECTED
Kendra Thibault 26 (32.9%) - ELECTED
Glenn Blanco 25 (31.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 56

X1 WestJet Encore YYC Bylaw Review Committee
Colleen Tracey 34 (60.7%) - ELECTED
Sarah Lowe 22 (39.3%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 56

X1 Swoop Scheduling Review Committee
Jessica Lockley 76 (84.4%) - ELECTED
Judith Lee 14 (15.6%)
VOTER SUMMARY Total 90

Congratulations to those elected and acclaimed in Round #1 of Elections 2022. Your new Recording Secretary will be in touch with you regarding further rounds of voting.

In Solidarity,
Marco Di Virgilio, Outgoing Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-20 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-20

WS-Dec 2022 Late Schedule Release

WestJet – December 2022 Late Schedule Release

Dear WestJet Member,

The Company met with the Union today and advised that the YVR, YYZ and all Cabin Manager blocking runs had been completed. The YYC CCM blocks were encountering a significant runtime and the company indicated they could no longer meet their Collective Agreement requirements in article 34-2.01 - Schedules for the following month will be released no later than 1900 MT, for YYC base Cabin Crew Members.

This also means that all December block award uploads to Flica and trades would be delayed, regardless of base and classification.

This is completely unacceptable.

The Union will respond accordingly by filing a policy grievance. The last late schedule release in June resulted in the Union filing a policy grievance currently in queue for arbitration.

Once again, the Company has failed us all. This delay has once again hindered our Members ability to manage their work life balance when they needed it the most.

In Solidarity,

Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-16 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-16

Election 2022-Round #1 Voting Package & Update

Elections 2022 - Round #1 Voting Package and Update

Dear Members,

I would like to provide you with an elections 2022 update. Below you will find the information for round #1 of voting, followed by the acclaimed positions that do not require a vote. Some committees with acclaimed Members may be expanded once rounds of voting are completed.

Voting requires a stagger due to Members appearing on multiple ballots. Voting will continue in further rounds until complete - up to 3 rounds are possible. More information on future rounds of voting will be communicated after round #1 is complete. A list of positions in round #2 voting is included below. Member names and resume/bio's will be released when voting packages are released.

ROUND #1 – ELECTION REQUIRED:

X1 CUPE 4070 President
Alia Hussain – READ MORE
Brandy Whitby – READ MORE
Nika Porter
Rose Streete – READ MORE
Tyson Conrod – READ MORE

X1 CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary
Calvin Gautschi – READ MORE
Marco Di Virgilio – READ MORE

X1 WestJet YVR Hotel and Transportation Committee
Niretpal (Nicky) Aujla – READ MORE
Tyler Thomas – READ MORE

X1 WestJet YYC Hotel and Transportation Committee
Christian Hidalgo
Douglas Rotchell – READ MORE
Jaime Hernandez – READ MORE
Joshua Loza – READ MORE
Shae-Lynn Degelman

X1 WestJet YYZ Communications Committee
Minh Ly – READ MORE
Rebecca Sarasin – READ MORE

X2 WestJet YYZ Health and Safety Committee
Christina Bucholtz – READ MORE
Dionne Klassen – READ MORE
Mark Rose – READ MORE
Sonia Ouellette

X1 WestJet Encore Hotel and Transportation Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Kendra Thibault

X2 WestJet Encore YYC Health and Safety Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Glenn Blanco
Kendra Thibault

X1 WestJet Encore YYC Bylaw Review Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Sarah Lowe – READ MORE

X1 Swoop Scheduling Review Committee
Jessica Lockley
Judith Lee

ROUND #1 ACCLAIMED POSITONS – ELECTION NOT REQUIRED:

X1 Trustee 1 Year
Marla Grimmeyer – READ MORE

X1 Trustee 3 Year
Jean-Philippe Girard (JP) – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Education Committee
Lany Ellis – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD)
Jaime Hernandez – READ MORE

X1 WestJet YVR Base Vice-President
Chris Brewer

X15 WestJet YVR Union Stewards
Conan Huang
Justin Cady – READ MORE
Kim Kroeker
Sarah Ferraro – READ MORE
Taylor Kool – READ MORE
Victoriano Perez Alvarez – READ MORE

X2 WestJet YVR Health and Safety Committee
Derek Mansfield – READ MORE
Pamela Garinger – READ MORE

X1 WestJet YVR Scheduling Review Committee
Sarah Ferraro – READ MORE

X15 WestJet YYC Union Steward
Connor Holland – READ MORE
Douglas Rotchell – READ MORE
Fabricio Loza-Alvarado – READ MORE
Lany Ellis – READ MORE
Laura McDonald – READ MORE
Lisa Blayney – READ MORE
-2 others pending election

X2 WestJet YYC Health and Safety Committee
Shae-Lynn Degelman
-1 other pending election

X1 WestJet YYC Bylaw Review Committee
Laura McDonald – READ MORE

X15 WestJet YYZ Union Steward
Alissa Goodkey – READ MORE
Christina Bucholtz – READ MORE
Justin Patterson – READ MORE
Minh Ly – READ MORE
Rebecca Sarasin – READ MORE

X1 WestJet YYZ Commuter Committee
Sonia Ouellette – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Encore Communications Committee
Sarah Lowe – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Encore Uniform Committee
Kendra Thibault – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Encore Commuter Committee
Sarah Lowe – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President
Adrian Dayrit – READ MORE

X10 WestJet Encore YYC Union Steward
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE
Kendra Thibault – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Encore YYC Scheduling Review Committee
Colleen Tracey – READ MORE

X1 WestJet Encore YYZ Base Vice-President
Hebert (Mauricio) Mejia

X1 Swoop Base Vice-President
Sherrie Moore – READ MORE

X1 Swoop Women's Committee
Sara Meister

X1 Swoop Hotel and Transportation Committee
Danielle (Elle) Burton – READ MORE

X1 Swoop Uniform Committee
Wendy Moraghan – READ MORE

X1 Swoop Return to Work and Accomodation Committee
Ashley Verbeek – READ MORE

X5 Swoop YEG Union Steward
Danielle (Elle) Burton – READ MORE
Sherman Willis – READ MORE

X5 Swoop YHMYYZ Union Steward
Ashley Verbeek – READ MORE
Jessica Lockley
Lisa Popowich – READ MORE
Matthew Allen – READ MORE
Wendy Moraghan – READ MORE

X2 Swoop YHMYYZ Health and Safety Committee
Ashley Verbeek – READ MORE
Jay Matthew Antflick

ROUND #2 & #3 – ELECTION REQUIRED OR POSSIBLE:

X1 WestJet Return to Work and Accomodation Committee*

X1 WestJet YYC Base Vice-President*

X1 WestJet YYC Scheduling Review Committee

X1 WestJet YYZ Base Vice-President

X1 WestJet YYZ Hotel and Transportation Committee

X1 WestJet YYZ Scheduling Review Committee

*Round #3 possible

Voting is open to Members in Good Standing only.

NOTE: Some votes are open to all Members, others are unit specific or unit and base specific.

If you wish to participate in elections and have not signed a card, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website at least 24 hours before voting ends for processing. SIGN A CARD HERE

Your secure voting link will arrive via email from: vote@simplyvoting.com.

If you do not find your voting link in your email, please check your spam/junk folder.

If you are still unable to locate this link, please email Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070, at: vote@cupe4070.ca.

Please include your full name, airline unit and employee number in the email.

First Round Election Start:
November 17, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
First Round Election End:
November 23, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET

Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this by-election will be Tara Keeping, WestJet YYC Base Cabin Crew Member and CUPE 4070 Trustee 2 Year. This is a change from my previous communication.

In Solidarity,
Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-11 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-11

GMM - Nov.15, 2022

General Membership Meeting - November 15, 2022

Dear Members,

As a reminder, the next CUPE 4070 GMM will take place as follows:

Date: November 15, 2022
Time:* 11:00 PT / 12:00 MT / 14:00 ET
*This time is a correction to the November newsletter
Location: Virtual (Teams)

The GMM will be followed by a Q&A session

All Members in Good Standing (have signed a union card and paid the $5 initiation fee) are eligible to participate and must complete the following registration form:

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE
*Registration will be verified to confirm Membership status (In Good Standing)

If you have not signed a union card and would like to participate, you can sign your card here.

The income statement (2021-2022), budget (Jan-June 2023), prorated budget report 2022, previous GMM Meeting Minutes (May 31, 2022), and the Agenda have all been posted to the CUPE 4070 Members Portal landing page under "GMM/SMM MEETINGS". To access our Portal, please click here and sign-in.

If you have not registered for the Member Portal, please find instructions below:

WESTJET

WESTJET ENCORE

SWOOP

Your attendance is essential to conduct Union Business

CUPE 4070 Bylaws - SECTION 5 – MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

(c) Quorum The minimum number of members required to be in attendance for the transaction of business at any General or Special meeting shall be forty (40) members, plus at least two (2) members of the Board. Should quorum not be obtained at any General Membership Meeting, the Board shall have the authority to conduct the business of the Local and will report at the next General Membership Meeting.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-10 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-10

November 2022 Newsletter

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-04 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-04

Update from the Executive Board - November 4, 2022

Dear Members,

Further to our Executive Board Update on October 24, we are writing to you today to inform you that Crystal Hill, President of CUPE 4070, has had her assignment with CUPE National extended until December 2, 2022.

The following appointments will stand until the elections take place:
Alia Hussain, CUPE 4070 Vice-President will continue to be the interim CUPE 4070 President in Crystal’s absence. The Executive Board appointed Colleen Tracy, WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President as the interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President.

Due to the first round of elections ending on November 23, 2022, this will be our final update on these current matters unless any other changes take place before elections.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-04 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-04

Attendance Maintenance Support Program - Update November 4, 2022

Dear WestJet Members,

The Union has determined that, in accordance with the Collective Agreement Article 29-1.04, the Union is eligible to attend your meetings pertaining to the Employer’s Attendance Management Support Program, whether the meetings are disciplinary or not.

Should your DPM reach out to you to schedule a meeting, please reach out to your Base VP at cupe4070.ca/contact to arrange for Union Representation.

We are still reviewing the company’s new Attendance Management Support Program and subsequent policy grievances. We will communicate with the membership once updates become available.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-01 Calvin Gautschi 2022-11-01

The Union's Response - Attendance Maintenance Support Program

Dear Members,

Yesterday afternoon, the Employer sent out their new Attendance Management Support Program (AMSP). We have heard your concerns about the impact this program will have - the Union Executive shares these concerns. The Union is currently working through options with CUPE National and Legal. We will communicate those as more information becomes available. We recognize that our Members’ physical and mental health is especially important, and question the Company's decision to introduce this program during an ongoing pandemic and in the midst of cold and flu season.

Your CUPE 4070 Executive does not support the implementation of this new iteration of an AMSP, similar to the ones we have seen poorly implemented, and consequently failed, in the past. Despite the Union making our concerns known, the Employer has continued with implementation of the AMSP. While we were advised that this program would be rolled out, at no time was the Employer in consultation with the Union regarding the policy. This is a part of Management Rights, and the Union is not involved in the development of Company Policy.

The role and scope of your Union as it relates to the AMSP is to ensure the Employer adheres to the Collective Agreement and relevant policy and legislation, that Members' rights are not violated and that our Members are treated fairly.

Our primary role in this is to support our Membership through Policy changes that affect all Cabin Personnel.

As Cabin Personnel, it is our responsibility to understand our Collective Agreement. We strongly encourage all Members to review relevant sections of the WS Collective Agreement, including;

*Article 3 – Management Rights

*Article 17 – Accommodation

*Article 20 - Sick Leave

*Article 30 – Grievance Procedure

The Process:

Once you receive notice from your DPM, or designate, that you have a meeting to discuss your attendance, please reach out to your Base VP using the form on the website: cupe4070.ca/contact

As the intent of the program is meant to be supportive in nature, the Union is not eligible to attend AMSP meetings with Members. When the Union is not eligible to attend a meeting, it means that discipline is not allowed to be discussed or given. If discipline is discussed in your support meeting, you have the right to request Union Representation before the meeting continues.

Your Union is here to support you. Involving the Union from the onset of any relevant interaction with the Company will ensure the best possible support.

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-29 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-29

Elections 2022

Dear Members,

We will be holding elections for most positions in the Local. Please review this email carefully.

The following is an outline for Elections 2022:

Nominations Open:
October 29, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Nominations Close:
November 5, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Nomination Acceptance Email Out:
November 8, 2022
Nomination Acceptance Due:
November 11, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
Resume/Info Sheet Due:
November October 13, 2022 at 14:00PT / 15:00MT / 17:00ET
First Round Election Start:
November 17, 2022 at 03:00PT / 04:00MT / 06:00ET
First Round Election End:
November 23, 2022 at 15:00PT / 16:00MT / 18:00ET

Members in Good Standing (signed card and paid $5 Membership fee) can nominate other Members In Good Standing and participate in the voting process. If you wish to participate in this election round and have not signed a card, please sign a card and pay the $5 Membership fee on our website at least 24 hours before the nominations or elections end for processing. SIGN A CARD HERE

Notes

The nominator must discuss the nomination with the nominee and both must be Members In Good Standing (Signed Union card and paid $5 membership fee).
Unit and base specific positions require the nominee and the nominator to be from the same base and unit.
Unit specific positions require the nominee and the nominator to be from the same unit.
Only one nomination form is required per nominee for the same position.
You cannot nominate yourself.

Click here to review all positions open for nominations.

For more information regarding the roles and expectations, please consult the bylaws.

Nomination Forms:
CUPE Local 4070 – President
CUPE Local 4070 – Recording Secretary
CUPE Local 4070 – Trustees
Base Vice-Presidents
Union Stewards
Bylaw Review Committee
Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (CARD)
Communications Committee
Commuter Committee
Education Committee
Health and Safety Committee
Hotel and Transportation Committee
Return to Work and Accomodation Committee
Scheduling Review Committee
Uniform Committee
Women's Committee

All nomination forms must be filled out electronically or printed and scanned and sent by email to: elections@cupe4070.ca

Please include the position and the nominee's name in the subject line of your email.

Nomination Acceptance
All Members who have been nominated will be sent an email from Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer, asking if they will allow their name to stand on the ballot and accept the nomination.

If you have been nominated for a position, please monitor your email and spam/junk folder during this period. Nominees who do not reply by the deadline will automatically be considered to have declined their nomination.

Resume/Info Sheet
All nominees that accept their nomination will be given the opportunity to provide a one (1) page (standard 8.5x11 size) resume/info sheet which can be posted on our social media pages and website with links sent by email to all Members for review.

Nominees must send their resume/info sheet in PDF format to: elections@cupe4070.ca

You can start creating your resume/information sheet ASAP.

Please do not

Submit large file resume/info sheets
Use company logos
Provide any information you don’t want public

PLEASE REVIEW THE ELECTION OUTLINE ABOVE FOR DEADLINES

Electoral Officer:
The Electoral Officer for this election will be Chantal Weeks, WestJet Cabin Crew Member - YYC Base.

In Solidarity,
Marco Di Virgilio, Recording Secretary & Returning Officer - CUPE 4070

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-29 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-29

WestJet Collective Agreement – Printed Copy (English)

Dear WestJet Members,

We have received word from the Company that the previously requested English paper copies of the WestJet Collective Agreement have arrived at the bases.

If you had previously filled out our online form requesting an English paper copy of the Collective Agreement, please see a CSC in the crew room to collect it.

ONLY THE ENGLISH PAPER COPY IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

The CSCs have the list of Members who have submitted these requests. Additional English paper copies are also available on a first come first served bases.

We will advise you when the French paper copy of the Collective Agreement becomes available and ready to be collected.

CSC hours:
YYC and YVR Mon-Fri 0700-1530
YYZ Mon-Sat 0700-1530

In Solidarity,

Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-24 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-24

Update from the Executive Board - October 24, 2022

Dear Members,

Further to our Executive Board Update on October 7, we are writing to you today to inform you that Crystal Hill, President of CUPE 4070, has had her assignment with CUPE National extended until November 4, 2022.

Alia Hussain, CUPE 4070 Vice-President will continue to be the interim CUPE 4070 President in Crystal’s absence. Due to this extension, the Executive Board has appointed Colleen Tracy, WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President as the interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President.

WestJet Update:
Brigitte Benoit, WestJet YYC Base Vice-President has also taken an LOA per article 11-9.01 of the WS Collective Agreement starting today, October 24, 2022. Brigitte will also be on assignment with CUPE National with a return date expected sometime in December.
Brandy Whitby has been appointed as the interim WestJet YYC Base Vice-President.

WestJet Encore Update:
Adrian Dayrit has been appointed as the interim WestJet Encore YYC Base Vice-President.

Swoop Update:
Swoop Vice-President Allan Ramsarran has accepted flow to WestJet and will be flowing on November 14, 2022. The decision has been made to not appoint a Swoop Vice-President at that time due to the pending elections. The Executive team will redistribute Allan’s workload and work together to ensure all tasks are being completed and that Swoop Members are being supported.

We will communicate any changes to the above information should there be any further changes.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
Interim WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
Interim WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-21 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-21

Special Membership Meeting Part 3 - December 7, 2022

Dear Members,

We held part 2 of our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) on October 19, as previously communicated. Once again, due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to December 7, 2022, per a motion on the floor. The motion further stated that we would submit the amendments made to this point to CUPE National for approval.

This SMM will be a continuation of SMM part 2, and is specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws that have not yet been presented and voted on.

As a Reminder:
Special Membership Meetings differ from General Membership Meetings in that “no business shall be transacted at the Special Membership Meeting other than that for which the meeting is called, and notice is given.” More information on Special Membership Meetings can be found in Section 5b of the CUPE 4070 Bylaws.

Previously, a bylaw amendment was facilitated by providing the Membership with a package and voting period. Upon further review of the bylaws, the Union Executive has determined that this process was not as it was written or intended in the bylaws.

SECTION 17 - BYLAWS

(b) Amendments

These bylaws can only be amended if:

(i) the amendment does not conflict with the CUPE Constitution;

(ii) the amendment is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting at a General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose; and

(iii) notice of the intention to propose the amendment was given at least seven (7) days before at a previous membership meeting or sixty (60) days before in writing.

SMM Part 3 Info:
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card) are asked to register for our Teams meeting using this link:

Meeting Sign-up

The SMM will take place on December 7, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*

Meeting Agenda

Bylaw Amendments

Bylaw Amendments FAQs

We look forward to seeing you there!

Other Information:
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.

If you experienced difficulties accessing the last SMM please email communications@cupe4070.ca with what the error was, if you were able to fix it, how the error was fixed. We are hoping to eliminate these errors in the future.

If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Colleen Tracey
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-17 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-17

Special Membership Meeting Part 2 - Reminder & Time Change- October 19, 2022

Dear Members,

We held our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) on October 5, as previously communicated. Due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to October 19, 2022, per the amended motion on the floor.

This SMM will be a continuation of the previous meeting, and is again, specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws. This meeting is a continuation from where the last meeting left off.

This was previously communicated as October 19, 2022, 09:00 PT / 10:00 MT / 12:00 ET and due to scheduling conflicts has been changed to October 19, 2022, 10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET.

Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card) are asked to register for the Teams meeting using this link:

Meeting Sign-up

The SMM will take place on October 19, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*

Meeting Agenda

Bylaw Amendments

Bylaw Amendments FAQs

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.

If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
CUPE 4070 President, Crystal Hill
CUPE 4070 Vice-President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Colleen Tracey
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-07 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-07

Update from the Executive Board

Dear Members,

We are writing today to inform you that Crystal Hill, President of CUPE 4070, will be away on unpaid leave, per article 11-9.01 of the WS Collective Agreement. Crystal will be on an assignment with CUPE National until October 21, 2022.

In the interim, Alia Hussain, Vice-President of CUPE 4070, will be acting President in Crystal’s absence. The decision has been made to not appoint a Vice-President due to the brief absence. The Executive team will redistribute their workload and work together to ensure all tasks are being completed.

If there are any changes to this timeline, the Union is committed to advising the Membership accordingly.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
Interim CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Marco Di Virgilio
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brigitte Benoit
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Colleen Tracey
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Allan Ramsarran

Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-06 Calvin Gautschi 2022-10-06